The #SPAconf2018 begins today! Here is today’s programme for a quick reference. SPA Conference 2018

#InternationalDayofOlderPersons: Only 25% of workers globally believe they are on course to achieve their expected #retirement income needs. How can we ensure people are financially secure at retirement age? 👉 oe.cd/FNidop

With the population #ageing rapidly in OECD countries, what will 2050 look like? 👵🧓 Compare your country ⤵️ bit.ly/2GktWjD #IDOP2018

Turkey has one of the highest rates of children population living in relative income poverty. The interesting thing is the situation of Southern Europe countries which have still the highest levels of #childpoverty among European welfare states.

Wealth #inequality is twice the level of #income inequality: The wealthiest 10% of households hold 52% of total net wealth compared w/ 24% of total income held by the top 10% ➡️ bit.ly/2KmB99R

unicef-irc.org/unfairstart UNICEF Innocenti finds UK 17th out of 28 rich countries in educational inequality. Strong involvement by University of York. Authors include Kat Chzhen phd York Gwyther hon fellow SPRUYork. Advisors Dom Richardson phd York and Kate Pickett Dept Health Sciences

On 5th December 1934, women had the rights to vote and to be elected. Ferruh Güpgüp, Hatice Özgener, Şekibe İnsel, Nakiye Elgün, Sabiha Gökçül, Mihri Pektaş were six of the 17 MP's who were elected with the 1935 elections.

I’m uneasy about it too. It’s stressful & scary, but it’s also out of my control, so the best thing I can do is try to focus that attention on the most urgent issues of our time: climate change, good gov, jobs, wages, justice; and highlight the contradictions you explain here.

My core economics view is very simple. 1) Economics is a social science. 2) Its role is to help us understand history (Smith, Marx) and increase welfare (Marshall). 3) The central part of economics is economics of growth and economics of inequality (Ricardo; Kuznets).

Immanuel Wallerstein’s life and work symbolizes an imprinting journey of a genuine and committed Global Public Intellectual. R.I.P ISA economicsociology.org/2019/09/01/rip…

Immanuel Wallerstein, the founder of the World-System Theory approach, has left us. He began his work under the tutelage of C. Wright Mills, but - after dissertation work in West Africa - discovered the Third World. His first book, in 1961, was a study of African nationalism.

Great to see our collective work on Global Welfare Regimes published in Social Policy & Society! Great thanks to my co-editor Prof Mulyadi Sumarto, all contributors, SocialPolicy&Society and reviewers. Intro to themed section available as free access: doi.org/10.1017/S14747…

I am glad to share that my recent article with SocialPolicy&Society is now published online and fully citable. Part of a Themed Section on #Global #WelfareRegimes incl. contributions by Antonios Roumpakis Paddy amongst others.

Pandemic Misery Index - @timvlandas | LSE EUROPP blog In the top worst performers, we find 3 liberal market economies (Canada, the UK & the US) & three southern European countries (Spain, Italy and Portugal). blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

New by Amilcar Moreira @leon_marga Moscarola Antonios Roumpakis as a part of the COVID19 Special issue on the social policy responses in Southern Europe - they argue policy responses need to be contextualised against austerity-driven budget constraints faced onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sp…

#HealthSpending as % of GDP: US: 17.2% Germany: 11.3% Sweden: 11.0% France: 11.0% Japan: 10.9% UK: 9.7% New Zealand: 9.2% Spain: 9.0% Italy: 8.9% Mexico: 5.8% Turkey: 4.3% bit.ly/2ynZXUH #Health #HealthStats | OECD average is 9%

'Equality of opportunity' is potent because it appeals to our sense of hope, opportunity and possibility, while creating the conditions for it to worsen. theguardian.com/inequality/201…

Dear Universities UK, as an international alumni of @spsw who pay most expensive tuition fee in Europe, I support the legitimate #USS struggle of the University of York academics who I am proud to have as lecturers and who have one of the most modest employee rights in Europe. UCU UOY is telling our UEB they are wrong

My daughter just made this for the #usstrike strike tomorrow. University of Leeds is off her list of potential universities unless they remove the threat of punitive ASOS deductions sharpish. And she would be a massive loss to any university (in 6 years time)!

Times: ‘Fat cat’ pay rises for university heads twice that of staff thetimes.co.uk/article/fat-ca…